Shooters Hill 2025 - ongoing

The spectacular exhibition of 14th century Sienese painting ‘Siena: The Rise of Painting’ at the National Gallery, London in 2025 galvanised my long-held interest in colour and its capacity for articulating visual journeys and conveying luminosity. For many years I have worked in colour alongside making monochrome drawings, and in 2025 began focusing on colour. Watercolour is an exciting medium to use, as it allows me to move between the visual languages of drawing and painting within a single image.

The images below were made from direct observation of the urban forest leading up to Shooters Hill, south east London, in response to the way it alters throughout the year. They are an exploration of the potential of colour to create equivalents of light and spatial rhythm. In particular, the way in which the interaction between trees and human-made structures create a jostling, fragmented rhythm, with both plant and human-made forces appearing simultaneously powerful and vulnerable.

Although I began this project in 2025, the majority of the images below were made in 2026, with the exception of ‘Winter 2025’ and ‘Summer 2025’. These are inserted in the series at the appropriate season, enabling a brief flash back to the weather of the previous year.

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